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London Wall is a scheduled ancient monument comprising substantial remains of the Roman defensive wall that enclosed the settlement of Londinium, built in the late second century AD. The visible section at Camomile Street preserves part of the original wall fabric together with a bastion, demonstrating the engineering techniques employed in Roman military architecture in Britain. Constructed from ragstone and tile bonding, the wall originally stood considerably higher and formed part of a circuit that was subsequently maintained and modified through the medieval period. This stretch of London's Roman defences remains one of the most significant physical survivals of the Roman city and has been subject to detailed archaeological study and recording.
London Wall: remains of Roman wall and bastion, Camomile Street is a scheduled monument protected by Historic England under reference 1005547. View the official record →
London Wall is a scheduled ancient monument comprising substantial remains of the Roman defensive wall that enclosed the settlement of Londinium, built in the late second century AD.
London Wall: remains of Roman wall and bastion, Camomile Street is a Scheduled Ancient Monument, legally protected by Historic England (NHLE) — the body responsible for designating and safeguarding heritage sites in England. The official designation reference is 1005547.
Several scheduled monuments lie within 10 km, including Abbey buildings, Bermondsey (2.1 km), The Jewel Tower (3.7 km), Tudor naval storehouse at Convoys Wharf (5 km).
This page is just one thread. A full Aubrey report pulls together 15 strands of London Wall: remains of Roman wall and bastion, Camomile Street's history, each drawn from the record and mapped to the exact spot:
Every location is different. Not every section appears for every place, only what the historical record actually holds turns up in a report.
London Wall: remains of Roman wall and bastion, Camomile Street stands on Thames Group, bedrock that formed in the Eocene. The rock here is clay, silt, sand and gravel.